Faculty and Researchers

Biology and Life Sciences

Physiology

An introduction to faculty staff members and laboratories in the Physiology.
Note: Information on the laboratories is current as of the 2026 academic year. There may be changes to this information in the 2027 academic year.

OTSUKA Airi

Position
Lecturer
Laboratory
Laboratory of Nutrition and Health science
Nutrition, Food Functional Science, Physiology, Neuroscience

Social stress is a form of mental stress associated with human relationships that underlies the pathogenesis of mental disorders such as depression. We examine the effect of nutritional approach to social stress and explain the mechanism of reducing psychosocial stress by food.